Kristin Case
March 23, 2020
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Congress passes Coronavirus Response Act to help employees weather this storm.
In addition to changing the way we work, the coronavirus has also created tension and unease (to put it mildly) for employees and business owners everywhere. The fact that we are all in this together does little to ease the mind of an employee worrying about losing her job or …
Kristin Case
February 24, 2020
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I love reading books and listening to podcasts about workplace happiness. I am fascinated by the microcosms that are our offices and what makes people happy or unhappy in them. In our business, we see a lot of what makes people unhappy. Oftentimes the issues our clients come to us with are blatant (discrimination, retaliation, etc) but, other times, we …
Becca Nesslar
February 3, 2020
Firm News, Uncategorized
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Kristin Case and Kate Sedey have once again been recognized by their peers and the Illinois Super Lawyers Association. Ms. Case and Ms. Sedey were rated “Super Lawyers” for their work in the field of employment and labor and for their work in litigating employment-related matters. Kristin has now been recognized by Illinois Super Lawyers every year since 2010 and …
Becca Nesslar
August 22, 2019
Blog, Employee Pay and Compensation
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Today, August 22, 2019 marks Black Women’s Equal Pay Day. Why does such a day exist? It’s not just another day on the calendar to be lost among the litany of National Siblings Day, National Ice Cream Day or the like. Black Women’s Equal Pay Day represents the number of days in 2019 that black women in America have had …
Becca Nesslar
August 6, 2019
Employee Pay and Compensation, Uncategorized
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More great news for workers in Illinois! Last week, Illinois passed legislation which prohibits employers from asking applicants about their pay history during the hiring process. The No Salary History law is an important step in closing the racial and gender wage gaps.
Before this law, employers could ask an applicant questions about their salary history. This helped to perpetuate lower …
Kate Sedey
July 25, 2019
Blog, Employee Rights, Employment Law
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After two long years of planning, advocacy, and negotiations, Chicago City Council has passed the Fair Workweek Ordinance. The Ordinance protects employees from last minute shift changes and gives low wage earners some predictability in their schedules and, as a result, some degree of financial stability. This is a huge win for Chicago’s employees and we are excited to see …
Michael Brigance
July 1, 2019
Employment Law, Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Workplace Discrimination
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Chicago Pride 2019 is done, wrapping up a month-long celebration marking the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots. This year’s Pride drew in record numbers of an estimated 100,000 people from all over the world, coming together to celebrate being themselves. However, while crowds came out in droves to show their support of the LGBT community, it is still important …
Kristin Case
May 6, 2019
Blog, Sexual Harassment and Workplace Violence
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Employees can be the first line of defense against workplace violence but only if they know what to look for and what to do about it.
On February 15 an employee at an Aurora, Illinois manufacturing plant walked into work believing he was going to be fired that day. Those of us in the Chicagoland area know what happened after that–he …
Kristin Case
April 12, 2019
Blog
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Early indicators say yes.
Yesterday afternoon I had the pleasure of serving as a moderator at the American Bar Association’s 2019 National Symposium of Technology in Labor and Employment Law. I moderated a panel of three brilliant lawyers talking about Artificial Intelligence in the workplace. And, as those of us in attendance learned, it’s a brave new world out there.
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Becca Nesslar
January 28, 2019
Firm News, Uncategorized
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Kristin Case and Kate Sedey have once again been recognized by their peers and the Illinois Super Lawyers Association. Ms. Case was rated a “Super Lawyer” for her work in the field of employment and labor and Ms. Sedey was rated a “Rising Star” for her work litigating employment-related matters. Ms. Case has now been recognized by Illinois Super Lawyers every year since …